I was having coffee this morning with a friend at a local cafe, with the conversation being about this and that; kids and kindy, the weather and whether the celebrity ‘Master Chef’ will work? As per usual, the conversation turned to wine, where my friend noted that I am far too generous with my ratings, especially the mucho fantasticos, and he has a point, I am far too generous.
So, as of today, I will now rate wine out of 100 with the mucho fantastico going to wine 97+. Here we go then.
So, as of today, I will now rate wine out of 100 with the mucho fantastico going to wine 97+. Here we go then.
Fraser Gallop Estate Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2007. A good year out west, with wind during flowering the biggest issue during the growing season I have been told. The colour is very dense with a purplish inky hue. On the nose is a very distinctive cough drop aroma – the old cherry style one. In the mouth there clean acid and good firm tannins up front with cherry and that cough drop flavour coming through at the end. If you have a decanter, use it with this wine cos’ it really does show a hell of lot more after about an hour with a more brambly fruit driven hit.
A good honest wine as Jack Dyer would say. Good balance, nice length and nice complexity
Drink till 2013
Drink with lamb burger
84/100
Screwcap $14 14.5% a/v
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